Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Aliyeva Fidan F HIST 200 – Ancient and Medieval History Section A Draft Essay 2 9.11.2015 To What Extent Do the Vikings Deserve Their Reputation for Violence and Destruction? The Vikings- Almost everyone claims to know something about them, but how well do they know them? How well did the Vikings create their real image? Were they brutal marauders or just settlers, economic destroyers or merchants, anarchists or lawful? “Salt-water bandits with brutal vices or stout-hearted…

The Viking age of exploration took place in the 9th and 10th century, and; they became known for their unique, designed vessels and daring, seafaring raids. During early exploration, the Vikings comprised of many groups, such as: Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark. The numerous Viking groups sought opportunities of different intent whether that be a new land settlement, opportunities of trade, or barbarically raiding villages. None of these would prove to be more pivotal than the settlement of…

influences in Tolkien’s life: philology and Catholicism. The dust jacket says that Edwards “followed the Oxford undergraduate course originally devised by Tolkien,” which would have required mastery of Old English and Middle English philology as well as Anglo-Saxon and Medieval texts through Chaucer: the very matters which occupied Tolkien’s professional life. Edwards is also Catholic, and has published works on Catholic Traditionalism and the Reformation, and has some experience working as a…

Plague and the End of Antiquity Using twelve essays to form a volume, Plague and the End of Antiquity attempts to address the Justinianic Plague that ravaged the entire globe from c. 540-750. History, archaeology, epidemiology, and molecular biology are combined to “produce a comprehensive account of the pandemic’s origins, spread, and mortality, as well as its economic, social, political, and religious effects.” Because of the sheer magnitude and scope of the Justinianic Plauge, the editor of…

The North American Märchen arrived on the shores of America in multiple families and was spread from generation to generation and from community to community as the families spread out and migrated. Debates may exist whether North American Märchen migrated from the Appalachians to the Ozarks or if European settlers into the Ozarks brought the Märchen with them from Europe. Margaret Read McDonald, noted folklorist and lifetime children’s librarian shares the history of the Ozarks with the…

translation into Latin occurred in 385-405 AD by Jerome, which was the last translation for almost 1000 years. This was considered to be the first full Bible of the Church from the Hebrew and Greek manuscripts. A Benediction Monk and historian of Anglo-Saxon in 730 AD, of England re-wrought the Vulgate into Old English. Another English priest John Wycliffe, wanted to make the scriptures accessible to the general public who didn’t understand Latin. He translated the Old Testament and the New…

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, better known as J.R.R. Tolkien was born to a loving Christian family in Bloemfontein, South Africa and lived during the World War II era. He was taught how to read and write at an early age by his dedicated mother. He learned how to read and write in English, French, and Latin. Tolkien, who was gifted with a vivid imagination, came up with his own constructed languages, based on Finnish and Welsh, which he later used in some of the novels he wrote. All of these factors…

Throughout medieval times and throughout all of history, there have been many people who have caused much controversy regarding whether or not they are good or bad. William Ⅰ, or more commonly known as William the Conqueror, is one of these people. William did many things throughout his reign that may give people the difficult decision of whether or not to call him a hero or villain. Regardless, he did many things that shaped England as a whole and that are still able to be seen today. Although…

The Viking Age occurred from late 8th century to mid-11th century. Within this time frame Viking populations across the globe experienced a number of significant changes that signalled the transformation of the Viking age. It should be made clear that this essay will argue for the transformation of the Viking age, as opposed to the end. The main factors behind this transformation are primarily religious in nature, a claim supported by Angus A. Somerville and R. Andrew McDonald, who cite, ‘the…

The old testament of the bible is notoriously marked by the number of deaths it contains. Outside of those who are struck down by God, or who die as a result of various conflicts, there’s a unique description of life and death in Genesis. The long, and rather dry, lineages that are present in Genesis are put in between longer biblical stories and serve as a tool for relating stories together, as well as providing a timeline for the events in Genesis. These lineages are rarely addressed in…